What you need to know
Check yourself against these “I can” statements.
- I can solve linear inequalities
- I can show the solution of an inequality on a number line
- I can explain why the inequality sign flips when I multiply or divide by a negative number
Practise this topic
2 resources⚙️ Worksheet
Solve the Inequality
Single inequalities, x on both sides, negative coefficients (flip the sign), double inequalities, and splitting and combining. Five difficulty levels, timed, click to reveal.
⬢ BlockbustersSolve the Inequality Blockbusters
Blockbusters with the questions from the Solve the Inequality worksheet: choose its levels for the ordinary hexagons and for the harder ★ ones. Show the answer and the worked solution, or play against the computer with multiple…
These are the pages for Inequalities in the Year 9 scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel Maths Progress Delta 3, then GCSE (9–1) Higher (1MA1). Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.